Sounds more like a WWIII game to me but i'm in

I don't like the destroying building part. This means when a player is losing he will destroy all of his building before going AFK. This means a weaker economy and less possibility for troop production. This would drag the game on and wouldn't be cool. Half of the players now don't know how to upgrade an Industrial Complex.

Embarking and dissembarking makes it fair. Otherwise you could invade the UK, Spain, Morrocco, Turkey in a couple of hours while your opponent is asleep.

I like some of your idea's, but not all.
I have to agree with BMFox, sounds a lot like the Cold War.
However, I agree with:

• Land mines and anti-ship units.
  
• Hospital Buildings
  
• Lower Capital Morale Penalty
  

Bombers take the place of helicopters, and the amphibious vehicle would make the game too easy.
There are ways to scorch the earth before an enemy, but being able to destroy all your buildings would make the game drag on forever. Plus you'd never grow.

Of all ideas discussed above, hospital buildings are my favorite ... Though you could assume that barracks have military hospitals ... It may even the field a little for players low in gold ... (-:

I would love to see the capital distance penalty reduced significantly. It doesn't make sense in some cases.

I like the idea for the introduction of mines, that is a big part of strategy on the 20th century era.

I have also amalgamated a number of new ideas for COW, including specialised research doctrines, and infrastructure implementations.

Here is a copy/paste from an earlier thread..titled; New gaming units (March).


MARINE:
Requirements; Barracks lvl. II,
Naval Yards lvl. I
Infantry lvl. III
Strength: 4 on any terrain except mountains (-25%)
Increased speed on coastal cities and water for embarkation & disembarkation

PARATROOPER;
Requirements; Barracks lvl. II
Airbase lvl. I
Infantry lvl. III
Can only land on visible terrain,
Load time, 30 - 60 minutes,
On enemy ground landing strength; +25% mountains, +25% City, +50% hills/forest/jungles, +10% grassland
Cannot land on occupied ground

GUARD;
Requirements; Infantry lvl. I & militia lvl. I
Strength at 2.0 capacity
Can only be stationed in cities
Decreased morale loss to the city stationed
% increase to counter spies/espionage
Only defends

RANGER UNIT:
Requirements; Requires motorized infantry lvl. II
% strength increase in forests, jungles, hills
% increase in health healing

STEALTH BOMBER; (1945 - 1954 era)
Requirements; tactical bomber lvl. VI
Ignores radar


RADAR BASE
Requirements; Research
lvl. I Airbase
Decreases fog of war where built



CAPITAL WORKS;
Attributes; lvl. I increase wealth 10%
lvl. II increase wealth 10%
lvl. III increase wealth 10%
Can only be built in capital city


HOSPITAL;
Attributes; Increased morale & healing
Population growth




GROUP I; ALLIED TYPE

Infantry; Increased HP, Marine unit
Increased HP motorized infantry
Decreased cost artillery
Faster production time, fighter wing

Armour; Increased HP, heavy tank
Increase HP, mobile artillery

Naval; Increased HP, Destroyer
Increased HP, Carrier

Air; Increased HP, strategic bomber

Special; Faster research time strategic bomber & radar.



GROUP II; AXIS TYPE

Infantry; Increased HP, anti air
Faster production time for infantry
Increased HP, paratrooper

Armour; Increased HP, light tank
Increased HP, armoured car

Naval; Increased HP, submarine
Increase HP, cruiser

Air; Increase HP, tac bombers
Increase HP, rocket fighter

Special; Increase HP, rail gun
Decrease cost, missile



GROUP III; SOVIET TYPE

Infantry; Faster time militia production
Increase HP, artillery
Decrease cost commando

Armour; Increase HP, medium tank
Increase HP. mobile anti air

Naval; Increase HP, Nuclear submarine

Air; Reduced research time, fighter wing

Special; Increased capacity for espionage (upgrade spies)
Reduced cost, atomic research & nuclear power research




GROUP IV; EASTERN TYPE

Infantry; Increased HP, infantry
Increased HP, anti armour
Increase HP, guard

Armour; Increase HP, light tank
Increase HP, tank destroyer

Naval; Faster production time, submarine
Increase HP, Battleship

Air; Decreased cost, fighter wing
Increase HP, Naval bomber
Faster research time, jet fighter

Quite a list Bigboss.

Paratroopers have been introduced, guards sound like militia, and rangers are redundant. What would be the point of regular infantry?

Some of the units listed here don't fit in the WW2 Timeline.

However, I like the idea of a radar base and hospitals. Those would be cool.

Every unit provided for is part of the WW2 timeline, either as a concept yet to be industrialised or that it is an actual fighting unit.

Rangers are redundant??? How does this happen..... Think of the ranger unit, as a steroid boost to the already unpopular motorised infantry.

All i know is that intercontinental rockets would make this game a spamming party. I dont have much opinions on other points tho, if i bring something i will write it

If you are talking US Rangers - they are nothing like or even close to motorised infantry.

As far as the GUARD you should make the US National Guards like this:
2/3 strength and half the speed of infantry
double the training time
and 3x the amount of food

I do not think that intercontinental ballistic rockets need be introduced to COW 1942, I say it is good if the game can extend past a 1945 cut off time, and this means taking research further toward the late 1950s, ICBM rockets came in the 1970s and this means you should go and play CONFLICT WW3 conflictnations.com/index.php?…16fAuAEAAYASAAEgIzXPD_BwE





Yes they are similar, these are light mobile infantry based units, small and light weapon equipped....





As for the national Gaurd unit...COW 1942 is an international gaming strategy, WW2 was an international war encompassing many nations and many cultures. Simply a Gaurd unit will suffice and I say is the unit that should be introduced most of all...exactly how I have suggested it to be. Small coiners will benefit from this, especially that they might hold a safe nation but be significantly less powerful than another geographical sphere of influence, for example, Australia versus Turkey scenario.

Motorized infantry fill their place, which mainly is to escort tanks or prep for mechanized infantry.
If rangers were added, with all the other units mentioned, the research train would be huge, with nobody able to research units effectively.

A variable research tree is what a strategy game is all about, more complexities = more gameplay = more profits...everybody is happy, I didn't choose to play COW because it was a simple game...people want strategy.

On a world map creators should be able to develop loads of possibilities. Having said that, it may seem unorthodox that a surmountable number of ideas will only redefine any strategy game and be the status quo, as it were, and it might be that it is getting ahead of itself. That is why of course limitations are set, or that prerequisites act as inhibitors to a flush victory.

A more option able research tree should really be implemented on larger maps...for example...I would see a larger sized world map, about the size of the America Home front map to the full world scale.

Motorized infantry are opening the research tree enough to allow for COW to realise that this game is certainly strategical and so why not make more options, not necessarily required as a prerequisite to victory, thus, allows for more alternative gaming scenarios.

Sorry - I served with the US RANGERS - they are NOTHING like the vehicle you show. They are Infantry, dont confuse a US Army Ranger with some vehicle you found on the internet.
You dont get the joke so I assume youre some where in Europe.

I get the joke, National guard eat too much McDonalds.

amphibious vehicle: interesting thought. I don't think there should be a no disembark time but definitely have be significantly lower, like about 30 min.

copter: this is a WW2 game, not a Vietnam game

mines: also a good idea. Iand mines would be cool and also mines in the sea that would do a certain amout of damage when passed over by other ships.